The state government has denied that a stampede occurred during the annual event.

Despite over 200 mm of rain, millions of devotees gathered in Puri as Odisha deployed 12,000 security personnel for Lord Jagannath’s annual Rath Yatra. | India News

A stampede occurred at the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, resulting in one death and nearly 100 hospitalisations. | India News

Amidst alarming crowd congestion, emergency personnel sprang into action, evacuating devotees via stretchers to local hospitals for treatment. Visual evidence captured by…

A sudden crowd surge at a Hindu festival in Odisha, India, has left at least one person dead and many hospitalized.

The injured persons were rescued and taken to temporary hospitals, officials said.

A stampede-like situation broke out on Puri's Grand Road (Bada Danda) during the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra on Thursday as lakhs of devotees gathered to witness the chariot…

During the Puri Rath Yatra festival, an unfortunate incident resulted in the death of one devotee, while more than 100 others were rescued from a sudden crowd surge on the Grand…

The incident happened during the annual Rath Yatra festival in Puri, where thousands of devotees had gathered.

Tens of thousands had gathered in the town of Puri for one of the world’s oldest and largest religious processions.

The Puri Rath Yatra concluded successfully despite continuous rain and adverse weather conditions. Around nine lakh devotees participated in the world-famous festival this year.…

The state government has denied that a stampede occurred during the annual event.